Bexar County Jail

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The Bexar County Jail is located at 200 North Comal Street in San Antonio, TX and is a medium security county jail operated by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department.

This page tells you information about everything related to the Bexar County Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures, court information, and much much more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to offer advice and information that you need to make getting locked up less stressfull. If you have a question, just ask it in the comment section below, and any comments or feedback that could be beneficial to others is welcome.

Bexar County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Bexar County Jail Inmate Roster is a roster of people who have been arrested and are in jail, which includes current status, and times you can visit. You can find information on anyone who has been arrested or released within the last 24 hours. Inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You will be able to get their inmate information faster if you’ve got their name, date of birth, or arrest number.

Bexar County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Bexar County Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is busy, you may not be processed immediately.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some basic questions, such as what is your full name, home address, birthdate and a contact person, and they’ll also ask you about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate number and you will get fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will get taken away from you and stored until you are discharged.

They will allow you to make a phone call in order to talk to a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If you are expected to be released shortly, you will be allowed to wear your own clothes, but if you are not expected to make bail quickly you you will have to wear a jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

Once bail has been posted, you will be allowed to go home after you get discharged. The discharge process takes between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In simple terms, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you can get released from jail. Also, it will depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond amount or if a judge needs to decide on how much to set your bail at. For a minor offense, you will simply be booked and released on your own recognizance. If you have served a sentence in jail and know the date of your release, you should plan to get discharged between 9am and noon.

Bexar County Jail Visitation

The inmate must give each visitor’s full name to the Bexar County Jail in advance of the visit. This information will go into a log of approved visitors for the inmate that requested the visitor. All visitors will be required to provide a photo ID when visiting. Visitors arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Bexar County Jail are always changing, so make sure that you call the facility at (210) 335-6219 before go to the jail to visit an inmate.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit someone at the Bexar County Jail you must first be added to this person’s approved visitation list.

Make sure to bring your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No cellphones are allowed at Bexar County Jail, and you will be searched before entering. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If a visitor is younger than 18 years old and is not related to the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and magazines to an inmate at the Bexar County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Bexar County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Bexar County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Bexar County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you believe you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records online or you can call the court directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and ask them. Keep in mind that if you do have an outstanding warrant, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know the person’s first and last name, as well as the date of their arrest, contact the Bexar County jail, by phone, in person, or look online. Arrest records are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. Court Records include a case file containing a court docket and any of the documents and filings filed in your case. You are able to access court records on their website, or at the Bexar County Clerk of Court office where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of their state citizen’s criminal past. These online databases are connected and you can track criminal histories from any other state. Go to county courthouse and check in person, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and if the crime was in a different state, you may have to pay a fee for a more comprehensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes including assault, battery and murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The rules for sending money to people in jail is likely to change, so we suggest that you double check the Bexar County Jail website before you send money to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Bexar County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Bexar County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (210) 335-6219 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Bexar County Jail store. You can buy several different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Keep in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell a selection of different products that the inmate can buy if they have enough money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the Bexar County Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . These phone calls are usually pricier than regular phone calls. Phone calls are restricted on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates must keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you are disciplined for an infraction, an inmate’s phone privileges may be limited or cut altogether.

Phone Number: (210) 335-6219

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they have a contract with, which means that they they control how much it costs to make phone calls. The profits these phone service providers make off of all phone calls that inmates make are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Bexar County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. These three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For the other correctional facilities like state prisons, and local and county jails learning how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com is an expert in keeping up with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some circumstances where we won’t be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail or prison has set their phone rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Bexar County Jail, click the link below.

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